Authenticated stored script execution via undisclosed input
Published Dec 6, 2024 · Updated Apr 28, 2026
Stored cross-site scripting in BoldThemes Bold Page Builder 5.2.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts. Patchstack identifies plugin-generated WordPress content as the affected surface but does not disclose the input field, shortcode, function, or faulty neutralization operation. Contributor-level access is required to store the payload, and a privileged user must render the crafted content before the script runs in that user's browser.
Summary
What happened
Stored cross-site scripting in BoldThemes Bold Page Builder 5.2.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts. Patchstack identifies plugin-generated WordPress content as the affected surface but does not disclose the input field, shortcode, function, or faulty neutralization operation. Contributor-level access is required to store the payload, and a privileged user must render the crafted content before the script runs in that user's browser.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-53801
- Published
- Dec 6, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
- Vendor
- BoldThemes
- Product
- Bold Page Builder
- Classifications
- CWE-79, CAPEC-592, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Dec 6, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=5.2.1 changes=[{"at":"5.2.2","status":"unaffected"}]
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